Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 86.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.1% more in Port Moresby
- Groceries
-
pay 93.3% more in Port Moresby
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Port Moresby
- Housing
-
pay 87.8% more in Port Moresby
- Childcare
-
pay 3.1 times more in Port Moresby
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.7% more in Port Moresby
- Clothing
-
pay 29.4% less in Port Moresby
The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 51.1% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB764.91
|
$12.38
PGK49.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB794.90
|
$7.43
PGK29.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB100.08
|
$0.80
PGK3.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB64.02
|
$0.89
PGK3.57
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB153.18
|
$1.49
PGK5.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB618.74
|
$2.20
PGK8.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB774.93
|
$7.01
PGK28.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB337.73
|
$3.68
PGK14.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB719.80
|
$3.28
PGK13.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB420.87
|
$1.56
PGK6.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.55
|
$1.19
PGK4.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB137.46
|
$1.74
PGK6.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.28
|
$2.02
PGK8.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.68
|
$1.57
PGK6.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB101.25
|
$1.37
PGK5.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB622.09
|
$4.29
PGK17.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,274.84
|
$16.69
PGK66.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,187,108.02
|
$25,877.21
PGK103,488.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB467.23
|
$22.04
PGK88.14
|
|
pay 87.8% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,821.07
|
$309.54
PGK1,237.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB82,240.14
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,382.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,893.01
|
$609.17
PGK2,436.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,914.92
|
$78.11
PGK312.39
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,386.56
|
$494.23
PGK1,976.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,598,686.43
|
$4,498.59
PGK17,990.87
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB127.48
|
$2.48
PGK9.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB146.57
|
$1.83
PGK7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB509.94
|
$7.48
PGK29.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,549.44
|
$45.19
PGK180.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB854.14
|
$8.67
PGK34.66
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,161.74
|
$39.25
PGK156.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,582.57
|
$44.57
PGK178.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,875.74
|
$64.38
PGK257.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,211.65
|
$98.43
PGK393.65
|
|
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